Etymology

kuih tart

Today it means: A bite-sized buttery, crumbly pastry filled with pineapple jam and served during festivities in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei. Full definition →

Malay kuih ← Hokkien 粿
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The story

  1. Hokkien · derived from粿“rice cake”
  2. Malay · borrowed fromkuih
  3. English todaykuih tart

From kuih + tart, the former word from Malay kuih, from Hokkien 粿 (kóe, “rice cake”).

Words from the same roots

Malaykuih all →

kuih

Hokkien粿 all →

kueh pie teekuih

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